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About the Role

The Product Strategist defines and advances a coordinated market strategy to transform the Consumer Products product group by embedding efficient products or practices within key markets. This role establishes a long-term vision for market transformation, including strategic goals, programs, and pathways to achieve business results. The position leads and coordinates market engagement efforts, building strategic partnerships across the supply chain and identifying market channels. It provides thought leadership and ensures effective operationalization of market transformation strategies.

Responsibilities

Define and advance a coordinated market strategy for one or more strategic product groups.
Champion the strategy and facilitate internal cross-functional alignment on product group strategy and priorities.
Incorporate change management best practices to identify successes or gaps, and make corrections when strategies are not producing desired outcomes.
Partner with cross-functional staff to operationalize the strategy as it pertains to program implementation, product roadmaps, infrastructure development and integration, scanning for emerging technology, market research, marketing strategies or other internal activities.
Lead concept advancement of new opportunities into the portfolio.
Mentor junior staff assigned to the Market Transformation Manager’s product group(s).
Coordinate product group team in identifying, prioritizing, and following through on the development of strategic partnerships with industry and supply chain partners (e.g. manufacturers, distributors, retailers and trade allies).
Identify and develop market transformation opportunities outside of NEEA's current product groups.
Support strategy development for cross-cutting infrastructure, such as data platforms and market resources that support the long-term product group and portfolio strategy.
Partners with Portfolio Management Team on resource needs (budget and staffing) and tradeoffs to support product group market strategy and related programs and to inform resource allocation decisions.
Lead the development of market transformation theory, logic model, and diffusion theory for programs throughout the initiative life cycle within assigned product group(s).
Engage in the development of market progress indicators, strategic interventions, and other key program activities, keeping the market transformation vision central.
Contribute to the development of NEEA strategic partnerships and opportunities, including defining the partnership strategy, vision, goals, value propositions, and priorities.
Perform other duties which may be necessary or desirable to support the organization’s success.
Provide leadership and strategic direction for internal team members.
Supervise and manage contractors.

Requirements

BA or BS degree in Marketing, Business, Economics, Engineering or related field required.
10+ years of experience with increasing responsibility in strategic management and product development for broad strategic markets, including market assessment, forecasting, risk assessment and understanding of market transformation discipline.
Familiarity and experience working with emerging technology, innovation, strategic marketing/planning and/or product development/commercialization/management, specifically identifying and developing strategies to advance new products or practices into the market in coordinated strategic fashion.
Demonstrated knowledge of the product planning process, product life cycle planning, and driving cross-functional teams from strategic ideation to execution.
Experience developing, implementing and managing business partnerships/corporate engagement strategies, preferably with experience working with the supply chains of manufacturers, retailers, distributors and/or trade allies.
Specific knowledge and experience in the consumer products, consumer electronics, appliances and adjacent or supporting industries.
Experience working in cross-functional and matrixed teams with ability to lead, influence and sell a vision and strategy without formal authority.
Demonstrated experience in managing financial plans and budgets, and in the selection and management of contractors.
Demonstrated success developing and implementing strategic plans, with strong systems thinking and the ability to connect market insights, strategy, and execution.
Skilled at analyzing and solving complex problems, identifying research needs, synthesizing diverse information, and translating findings into practical strategies and decisions.
Exceptional communicator and facilitator who can make complex topics clear and compelling, adapt communication to different audiences, and diplomatically navigate sensitive or divergent stakeholder perspectives.
An equivalent combination of education, experience and training that would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the successful performance of the essential job duties will also be considered.
Eligibility to work in the US.
Ability to work at least 2 days per week onsite at NEEA’s office location.

Skills

Interpersonal and influential leadership skills
Interpersonal flexibility and versatility
Collaboration
Strategic management
Product development
Market assessment
Forecasting
Risk assessment
Market transformation discipline
Emerging technology
Innovation
Strategic marketing/planning
Product development/commercialization/management
Product planning process
Product life cycle planning
Cross-functional team leadership
Business partnerships/corporate engagement strategies
Supply chain management
Consumer products industry knowledge
Consumer electronics industry knowledge
Appliances industry knowledge
Systems thinking
Problem analysis and solving
Research needs identification
Information synthesis
Communication
Facilitation

Location

Portland, OR

Work Type

Full Time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Experienced
10+ years of experience

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Salary/Compensations

$110000.00 - $135000.00Salary/year

Benefits

90% of medical/dental premiums paid by NEEA, including for dependents
Employer funded Health Savings Account
136 hours of PTO/year
Automatic 6% retirement contribution with an additional 2% matching
Flexible work environment, including hybrid work location and 9/80 schedule options
Professional development opportunities

About the Company

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 electric and natural gas utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of Northwest energy consumers to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products services and practices.
Since 1997, the region has achieved more than 959 average megawatts (aMW) of Co-Created electric energy savings – the equivalent of enough energy to power more than 700,000 Northwest homes each year.
NEEA welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and fields of expertise, with or without previous experience in the energy industry.

Equal Opportunity

NEEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer